Walburen English 101 Honors February 9‚2015 Style‚In Burton’s Eyes Tim Burton has more opportunities as a director rather than an author to show shots/framing‚lighting‚camera movement‚and music/sounds.In some of his past movies such as "Edward Scissorhands" and "The Corpse Bride" he used various of technique to demonstrate moods and tones. The tone of his movies are almost always dark because of his childhood experiences. Tim Burton uses lighting‚Sound and camera to depict a unique gothic cinematic experience
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(Heaney) and the modern-day film Beowulf and Grendel (Gunnarsson) due to the cultural difference between the Middle ages and Modern time. More details entered the film to appeal to a more modern audience that requires reason and details. The old English poem held no use for complexity to tantalize the reader. Additions that add complexity to Grendel’s character in Beowulf and Grendel include backstories and new characters. In Beowulf‚ the epic‚ it states‚ “Grendel was the name of this grim demon haunting
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Grendel Major Works Notes Title Grendel by John Gardner (American) Original date of publication: 1971 by Knopf‚ Inc. Gardner writes this from Grendel’s point of view in Beowulf‚ an Old English heroic poem‚ where Grendel is the antagonist Setting: Time: 4th ~5th century A.D. Place: Denmark Social environment: 1. Grendel is lonely * Nobody understands him except the dragon * He can’t understand his own mother. * The only ones he can understand other than
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Beowulf and Grendel are both based off of the Anglo-Saxon’s oral tale of the Geat hero Beowulf. Both stories take place between 500–600 A.D. in Denmark during the invasions of England by the Scandinavians. The story of Beowulf was first written by catholic monks in about 725 A.D. and tells the story about the Geat hero Beowulf coming to help the Danes take care of an evil monster named Grendel. In contrast the modern interpretation of the story of Beowulf written by John Gardner‚ called Grendel‚ tells
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named Edward who has hands made out of scissors and when Peg takes him to her house‚we see how Edward falls in love with her daughter. In these movies we see the depth that Burton will go to to show us how darkness and love can create a beautiful storyline that could influence the way we think. The way Tim Burton uses sound and music really makes the movies‚ I honestly think that this is the most important part. For most of his music he works with Danny Elfman to create the music which
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Tim Burton is an American film director‚ who is best known for directing Beetle juice‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ A Nightmare Before Christmas‚ and various great films. Tim Burton has a unique style used in children’s movie‚ he uses a lot of gothic and dark themes that can be great for other movies such as the 1989 Batman film or Sweeney Todd both already have a dark setting with them and are great for Burton’s gothic style. Tim Burton’s films are mostly centered around being an outcast‚ a different person
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NAME TEACHER’S NAME English 1 8 February 2013 Charlie and the Chocolate factory‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ and Big Fish are all exceptional movies directed by Tim Burton. Each movie has a special theme and creates the importance of relationships. Tim burton uses dark lighting‚ contrasting sets‚ and close ups to exemplify the importance of relationships. Most noticeably‚ the use of dark lighting exemplifies the importance of relationships. In Edward Scissorhands‚ Edward was in a dark castle and
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Some people say Tim Burton is crazy; however‚ I think he is a genius. The way he chooses different cinematic techniques to express the feelings in the scene is just brilliant. Two of Burton’s trademarks are bottom lighting‚ and low angles. Tim Burton uses these cinematic techniques in order to enhance the fact that his characters are dark in many scenes and also to make the viewer feel scared of them. Tim Burton in Edward Scissorshands uses low angles in order to create suspense. For example
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Grendel was in the gabled hall where the warriors slept. The only sound coming from the hall was the deep snores of the knights‚ but soon it would be there cries and lamentation. He strode under the clouds‚ seeking eagerly‚ till he came to the wine-hall‚ the treasure-hall of men seeking Hrothgar’s home. There was fire in his eyes‚ they were as red as Macintosh apples‚ freshly picked. So‚ there I was watching him kill innocent people without a second thought. Of course the ferocious beast had no clue
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In Grendel‚ by John Gardner‚ there is considerable disquietude‚ but there are also moments of pleasure as well. The cause of these contrasting feelings is most often Grendel himself. As he changes from a purposeful and almost kind creature to a very cruel monster that scorns hope‚ we find ourselves feeling both pleased and upset at different times. In this element‚ though‚ lies a much greater purpose than simply good literature - it helps the reader understand the importance of human values.
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